Two letter carriers were held up in Dorchester this morning, one on Mora Street around 11:15 a.m., and the second about ten minutes later and a couple blocks away on Fuller Street.
In the Mora case, the suspect appeared to have a gun. In the other case, the robber tried to grab the mailman's master mailbox key, but failed to get it. In both cases, the robber got away in a white sedan.
A Dorchester woman was arrested today on charges she set a Mora Street three decker on fire this morning, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports. Read more.
Update: woman charged with setting the fire.
The Boston Fire Department reports firefighters responded to 74 Mora St. in Dorchester for what turned into a two-alarm fire around 11:20 a.m.
The department reports firefighters rescued several residents from the three decker, which had fire going on all three floors. Two residents were slightly injured.
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